The technique, called Image Guided Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy Treatment uses imaging provided by a CT scan to target the tumour before a powerful but precisely shaped radiation dose is administered.

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During radiation therapy, you're positioned on a table and a large machine moves around you, directing radiation beams to specific areas of your body in order to target your cancer.

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Chemotherapy and radiation are standard treatments, along with use of drugs, called bisphosphonates, that specifically target the bones.

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